About Bios
Robyn Powell
Robyn Powell is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Stetson University College of Law, where she teaches disability law, torts, and health law. As a disabled woman, Dr. Powell has dedicated her career to advancing the rights of people with disabilities. Before Stetson Law, Dr. Powell was a Research Associate at the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy at Brandeis University. For nearly five years, Dr. Powell served as an Attorney-Advisor at the National Council on Disability (NCD), an independent federal agency that advises the President and Congress on matters concerning people with disabilities. Previously, she served as the Disability Rights Program Manager at the Equal Rights Center, Assistant Director for Policy and Advocacy at the Disability Policy Consortium, and Staff Attorney at Greater Boston Legal Services. While in law school, Dr. Powell interned for both the NCD and the Disability Law Center, the Massachusetts Protection & Advocacy agency.
